Abstract
The scientific community asserts that the absence of Specific Pathogen-Free (SPF) and Designated Pathogen-Free (DPF) pathogens in xenotransplantation candidate animals is paramount. The real-time polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) is one of the most efficacious methodologies for detecting these pathogens, mainly due to its high sensitivity (1 copy/mL). The selection of samples to be evaluat…